29 D202 Students Selected To Sing In Regional Honor Choirs

PLAINFIELD, IL — Twenty-nine students from Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 were selected to perform in regional honor choirs this winter.

The students will perform in the American Choral Directors Association Midwestern Region Honor Choir, held Feb. 25-28 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Midwestern Region Honor Choir gives students a unique opportunity to work with renowned conductors, perform complex six-piece repertoires and sing original compositions.

The Plainfield singers were selected to participate in the program following a highly competitive audition process that included applicants from 10 states in the Midwest. This year saw a 20 percent increase in applications, making selection even more challenging, district officials said.

"We are incredibly proud of our middle and high school students for their dedication and musical excellence," Karen Blair, Ira Jones Middle School choir director, said in a statement. "Being chosen for this honor is an outstanding accomplishment and reflects their hard work and passion for music."

These students are singing with the honor choirs for sixth through ninth grades:

• Noelia Cepeda-Tapia, Ira Jones Middle School, 8th, soprano/alto
  
• Lucianna Cotto, Plainfield East High School, 9th, soprano/alto
• Emery Countryman, Ira Jones, 6th, soprano/alto
• Weston Countryman, Plainfield North High School, 9th, tenor/baritone/bass
• Sophia Grandt, Plainfield East, 9th, soprano/alto
• Grant Jarrette, Ira Jones, 7th, tenor/baritone/bass
• Emma Jeszka, Ira Jones, 8th, soprano/alto
• Trinity Mekhael, Plainfield East, 9th, soprano/alto
• Elyse Oswald, Ira Jones, 7th, soprano/alto
• Olivia Reid, Ira Jones, 8th, soprano/alto
• Kayden Williams, Ira Jones, 7th, soprano/alto
• Aubrey Wyderski, Ira Jones, 8th, soprano/alto

Students singing with the high school honors choir, for grades 10-12, include:

• Tyler Carrano, Plainfield East High School, senior, tenor/baritone/bass
• Emma Cleveland, Plainfield North, junior, soprano/alto
• Angelina Fraley, Plainfield South High School, sophomore, soprano/alto
• Alaina Gall, Plainfield North, senior, soprano/alto
• Eliah Guadiano, Plainfield East, senior, tenor/baritone/bass
• Julianna Herrera, Plainfield East, junior, soprano/alto
• Brooklyn Joiner, Plainfield East, junior, soprano/alto
• Drew Owens, Plainfield North, junior, tenor/baritone/bass
• Logyn Reyes, Plainfield North, sophomore, tenor/baritone/bass
• Londyn Reyes, Plainfield North, sophomore, soprano/alto
• Kara Rivera, Plainfield East, senior, soprano/alto
• Vincent Rosko, Plainfield East, senior, tenor/baritone/bass
• Sophie Ryan, Plainfield North, senior, soprano/alto
• Layla Santana, Plainfield East, junior, soprano/alto
• Maaryn Tegel, Plainfield North, sophomore, soprano/alto
• Abria Williamson, Plainfield North, senior, soprano/alto
• Kaylah Zavala, Plainfield East, senior, soprano/alt